![]() ![]() All she knows is that this man chose her. Of her, Kingsolver writes: Alice doesn't recall the sensation of romantic love it has been so long she might not know it if it reared up and bit her. She's quiet and serious and possesses an odd combination of bravery and fear, just as real children do. Now the Cherokee Nation wants its baby back. ![]() Taylor thought Turtle's adoption would bind them forever. But, OK, it made me cry.In "Pigs in Heaven" two of Kingsolver's most endearing characters are back in print: Taylor Greer and her adopted daughter, Turtle. The whole time you're reading, that happy ending hovers in the air, like the scent of overripe fruit.īarbara Kingsolver's latest book is a little too pat, the political messages a bit too heavy-handed, and the characters are a tad too magnanimous. From the first chapter, you can smell it coming. ![]()
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